Fur coat construction



Feb. 24,1948. M. ,l. SCHIFRIN 2,436,489

FUR COAT CQNSTRUCTION Filed July 17, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet l FUR COATCONSTRUCTION Filed July 17, 194 2 Shets-Sheet 2 A T TOR/V576:

Patented Feb. 24, 1948 a v V 2,436,489

eaeeesh I I ntnveen'ieeons'i ittred'ieit' Moses wJaschifiiii, Newatmieatitnzitiam, mtrseiianrez thins-i 1:01am (craze-ts)twenties-Teamstease-methane "t eteiteeaewt'ea ments of fabricating tech*ir'rhaertanee. The provision of s es-w t ew :g twe c sm n leappearance'of 'a'earmentf'ancl has"been;'fdi1nd"tp afceatfhackfi nth e-l;'"coat class,'1aidout on a resultin *lbwered' consii'mer acceptance: sl'lchji finmutptrffslgfimthhw n'dctted'lines; illustrating problem-driesnot arisewith fm garments made hbw"the "iipner'mhst andiflewermost'parts of the ficm'-the*-sk ins 0f "sm'alle1 animals than sheep"bfaclgfiare* cut ffoin a single'p'elt of" ordinai'y s iw i f c t m d ndiim 35 7- ea l hst t t .t a a ,7 inentsmatieffomnumercus'skinssewedtogthenz' I Fig." 2 hcws'a mefrred' shapemien-insert;t6 The average-run ofmoutcn peltsfalls n 'a nnther'peltfalsoforming apartef tang-e liavin g a usabl len gth jof-"between'ft and j ecp'a tt; II V 36*inches; Only-aveiy'smallpercehtage ot belts; l Fig'qyiifsh ws;iiag1 amn 1 atical1y; the three parts bout 7%; wil'l be-as long. a'sillinchesr; 13 ofth'eba'cli'l :asse a drelationy resonofthis-factand' becausenftlie jdiflicqlty" Y of selling arments 'in-"which visible-seamsoccur in'thele ngth'OFth'e' body, the trade has felt obliged tomakeupfmouton fer-the most part, in What are currently known as jacketsand shcrt coatsil Yet :there rex ists a ideinand 'and a p'otentiallylarge market for coats classified-asfiling? v I v There is avdi-fferenceof but a-few-inches between 0 I ve'cifsleeves'fcollars andthe like, theshqrt"'coat and the long coat, as classifieq omm-ising threeixnalli'sections za back section in the tfade, and indeed it lias been ps-sililetd andftw f rfeht tfdns, Ajgomiilted back'secg makeeaefewlongeoats-inthe smaller siz es :f r om* and qapccrnpleted"frent tti-eexcepti bnal pelts among-the available supply ng nnd''rsto'odtl at'there whichflareas '-l0ng-as 40 niches;*ifi usabl fntz ectlens; ferv theright; and

The object of'fthefipresent invention is to make tsa'rne'excentlthat'one is possible the manufacture of .coa-ts in theflpng categoryffcm" the" regular'run of moutonipelts. underrccnditifcnswhichenhancerathtgizhhh pat t an paljt cut frqmwa single .pelttof tractfromtheappearancejofithe" garment 1 f v snake's utili'zing the'ftlllisable foster rather than interfer'with" consumer ac:lengthtifthepfifl Th se'upp'eiand'lbwer parts ceptance. are laterassembled in the same relationship in In speaking of consumer acceptanceit should which they are cut out of the pelt so that the nap be realizedthat while the difierenc-e of a few of the fur fibres lays in the samedirection and inches in the length of a womans coat or the hencereflects the light in the same way. Being presence or absence of a seamin the coat body cut from the same pelt, they will also have the mayseem trifling to and pass the notice of the identical color.

at in ccerdance' with the 'inv'entionh'as X014" I I Y i'f, E'aelY'ofsaitima-in sectidns comprises-an upper ereinaftei described make 0the piesent inventicn; the

Referring to Fig. 1, the upper part B1 and the lower part B3 of a backsection are shown laid out on a pelt P, shown in dotted lines. The peltis first out along the solid line outlines of the parts B1 and B3 andthe marginal portions of the pelt outside of these lines are discarded.It will be noted, as is usual in coat construction, that thelongitudinal edges l and H of the upper part B1 and the correspondingedges l2 and $3 of the lower art B3 are flared so thal tithe' bottoin ofthe back section of the coat is wider than the top section to give thecoat the proper drape. The single piece of fur thus cut out of next cutinto the two'parts B1 and Ba alongthe broken line H. A small strip offur lying between the broken line H and the broken line H: is

part B: and discarded. It the lower part B3 is somethen trimmed off ofwill be observed that what wider, between the upper part B1 between thepoints l6 and H, the upper corners of the lower part Ba occurring at thepoints IB and I9 and-the sides 12 and 13 having the same slope as thesides -lll and H,

respectively. 7

Referring to Fig. 2, a separatepiece of fur is cut from another pelttozform theinsert B2, the upper edge M of which corresponds exactly tothe cutting line H in Fig. 1. The lower edge of the insert B2corresponds in part to the.cutting line H and in its central portion tothe. cutting line l as shown at l5. The ends of this part have the sameslope between the points Y -l8 and ll'-|9' as the sides Ill and ll.

The parts B1, Ba and B: are then sewed together in the manner shown inFig. 3 to form a complete back section. Comparison .-oi Figs. 1 and 3shows how the back section has been lengthened by the vertical distancebetween the upper and lower edges of the insert 32.. The fur from whichthe insert B2 is made may be dyed a slightly difierent color than theparts B1 and Ba so as to contrast and at the same time blend therewith,the final effect being that a pleasin design is created around the lowerportion of the coat body. This design has the appearance of beingsuperimposed upon a single skin, since the parts Bi and B3 are from thesame pelt. The objection which exists to lengthening a coat by theaddition at the bottom of .fur from a different pelt is eliminated andalthough seams are resent between the parts of the back, they existonly. in connection with a design thereon andare acceptable toconsumers. By reason of the particular configuration of the insert B2and its angular relation to the bottom edge of the garment, the coatfurthermore has the appearance of being lengthened by an amount inexcess of the apparent width or the insert. The zig-zag strip producedby the insert B2 actually has a width 0, measured at right angles to anyof .its edges, which is it apparent width, butthe amount by which thecoat body ,is lengthened is greateras indicated at a: and measuredin the,directionof the length of the coat body. Theresult is, in erfect, anoptical illusion, the oat being lengthened by an amount greater than theapparent width of the insert Ba.

Referring to Figs. 4-6, the front sections of the oat are made in asimilar manner, it being the pelt P is understood that the top of thesections may be out in any desired manner. Each front section is made ofthe three parts F1, F2 and F3. Assuming that one is looking at the furside of the parts in the drawings, the edge 20 or the part Fl will bejoined to theedge "J of the part B1, the points [6" and IE" will bejoined with the points l6 and I8, and the edges 22 and I2 will be joinedtogether. The only difference between the cutting of theparts F; and F3andthe parts B1 and Bsis that a further small segment indicated at 24between the broken lines is cut out. It will be understood that theportion to the left of the dot-and-dash lines in Figs. 4 and 6 is foldedover to make the facing of one of the front edges of the coat.

While only one embodiment of the invention 7 has been specificallydescribed, it is to be underits edges l2 and I3, than is stood thatvarious modifications may be made therein such as the precise shape ofthe inserts B2 and F2 and the corresponding shapes of the cutting lines14 and IS in the back section and corresponding lines in the frontsection. It is also contemplated that more than one insert may be used.at more than one point in the coat body provided that the main bodyportions, including the uppermost and lowermost parts, are cut from asingle pelt or pelts of the same characteristics so as not to destroythe appearance of continuity in the coat body as a whole. The inventionis therefore to be construed broadly 'within the pur-' view ofthe claim.What is claimed is: A fur coat body of mouton having a back section andtwo front sections joined to opposite edges of the back section; each ofsaid sections consistingof an upper part forming the major area of thesection, having an undulating lower edge, andcut from a single skin; alower part forming a,minor area of the section, havin an undulatingupper: edge, and also cutfrom the single skin from which said upper partis cut; said upper and lower parts in each section being separated by aninsert having an area no greater than the area of said lower part andshaped to correspond to the space between said upper and lower parts andsewed to the opposed edges thereof, the insert in each section being cutfrom a single skin of mouton," the ends of the insert on the backsection registering with the adjacent ends of the inserts in the frontsection to form a continuous stripe around said body.

. MOSES J. SCHIFRIN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,331,527 Rinfret Feb. 24, 19202,287,733- Fried June 23, 1942 Schneider Oct. 2, 1945 1924, 1925, page14, model 76. (Copy in Design piv. ,U. S. Patent Ofilce.)

